On September 17, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., at the
North Myrtle Beach Library (910 1st Avenue South), the public is invited
to participate in a free seminar, “Talking Trees Two”, the second in a
three part North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board series of seminars on the
value, care and maintenance of trees. Topics will include how green
infrastructure works in our communities, tree selection tips, how hard
trees work for us (the benefits), and tree care for the homeowner.
“Talking
Trees Two” will be led by Lois Edwards, formerly the South Carolina
Forestry Commission’s Urban Forester for the Pee Dee Region.
Edwards
graduated from Clemson University in 1979 and started work for the S.C.
Forestry Commission. She was a rural project forester for Horry County
from 1979 to 1999 and an Urban Forester from 1999 until 2010. Although
Lois officially retired in 2010, she still assists the Commission in her
former position on a part-time basis. She is also a member of the
International Society of Arborculture, and has served that organization
as a past president of its Southern Chapter. She is on the Board of
Trees South Carolina, a registered forester in the State of South
Carolina, and a certified arborist. Those who know Edwards like to say
that she has forgotten more about trees than most of us will ever know,
and she has long been a friend to North Myrtle Beach.
“Talking
Trees Two” is sponsored by the City of North Myrtle Beach, the North
Myrtle Beach Tree City Board and Horry County Memorial Library
